What do you need second time around?

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• MrsIgglepiggle

  Apr 28, 2011 4:25AM

  How about a second monitor? x

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• hedgie

  Apr 28, 2011 5:44AM

  If you used muslins or bibs, I found buying extra for number two was helpful.
  
  
  
  The reason I say this is that my first two were 19 months apart, and I found dd1 was always taking the muslins and bibs to use on her dolls. Oh and extra socks, I would turn around for half a second and dd2's socks were forever being stolen to be found on a teddy, doll, ect.
  
  
  
  I didn't want to make a fuss if I didn't have to, as it was a delicate balance to ensure dd1 didn't feel dd2 had just come in and pushed her aside, so I found having a few extra of everything useful, so when she wanted one of whatever the baby had. I could just let her have it. Then she didn't feel there was all this special stuff just for the new baby.
  
  
  
  xx

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• piggypops

  Apr 28, 2011 6:09AM

  DS will be 18 months when this one is due
  
  
  
  
  
  we have bought
  
  
  
  a double buggy (icandy pear)
  
  new teats (will boil the old bottles)
  
  new dummies
  
  toddler bed (DS is in that now so we are using old cotbed for baby)
  
  new bedding ( not specifically for baby but if shes as sickly as DS we will need more than what we already have!)
  
  new matteress
  
  
  
  we havent used the monitor for DS for a long time so we will get out the one we have already although if you still use yours by them might be worth considering?
  
  
  
  as we are having a girl this time we have bought some new clothes and blankets to replace the blue ones we have and have got some new muslins and bibs as they are well worn and stained now!

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• Podington

  Apr 28, 2011 6:30AM

  Hi,
  
  
  
  DS will be 2 when this one arrives and thinking about it there really isnt alot that i need to get this time round.
  
  
  
  New mattress for crib
  
  Double buggy - phil and teds
  
  Another monitor
  
  new teats for bottles, i will reuse old bottle (hopefully i will be able to breastfeed this time though!)
  
  Toddler bed for DS and bits for his new room
  
  
  
  xx

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• Baby_B

  Apr 28, 2011 9:50AM

  We will have a 2 year gap and like the others there isn't really much we need. Our list is pretty similar to Podington's. Plus smaller nappies of course! We need a new steriliser as the old one is broken but I might not buy one yet and see how BF goes. I have a mini one that can fit 1 or 2 bottles if we want to try the occasional bottle. DD was a nightmare for accepting a bottle so we have squillions in the loft that we bought for her to try that weren't used at all so even if I do switch to bottles we'll wait until we know which brand this bubs will accept before buying lots of new ones.
  
  
  
  With DD I was totally obsessed with buying everything we might possibly need beforehand but this time I feel really relaxed about it and just think that if we find we need something more muslins, bibs etc OH can just pop to Tesco - it's open 24 hours!!!
  
  
  
  

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• KazzieM

  Apr 28, 2011 11:30AM

  Hi my DD will be approx 21mths old when her sibling arrives.
  
  We are getting another cotbed and mattress(if like DD it won't like moses basket so best prepared), double pushchair, new bottle teats (will clean and sterilize old bottles), muslin squares and bibs (DD has a thing about waving these around like flags) and newborn nappies and clothing.

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• KazzieM

  Apr 28, 2011 11:32AM

  Oh and obviously the bits for us mummies such as breast pads, maternity pads, big baggy knickers, nursing clothes, etc...

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